R Turner wrote:

> It is not considered good pratice to connect any kind of batteries in parallel
> for an extended period of time. Jump starting a car with a dead or weak

Tony,
Batteries are paralleled all the time. They must be of the same design (IE: wet lead-acid, Ni-Cad, gelcell, or whatever) and should be the same age. It is IMPERATIVE that the batteries be identical if they're placed in series, however.

Jim